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Or worse, in terms of discourse. I suppose twitter is awful for something as complex as political debate, but removing an entire half of a political spectrum wo
by all2 6y ago
Or worse, in terms of discourse. I suppose twitter is awful for something as complex as political debate, but removing an entire half of a political spectrum would only serve to further divide our country, something which the real demagogues of the world would love to capitalize on.
- jacquesm 6y agoTrump is not half of the political spectrum, he's organized a hostile take-over of a political party that was vulnerable to such take-overs.
- all2 6y agoThere's a reason he got elected, and it isn't because of some minority group in the US.
- celticninja 6y agoyou are correct, it's a majority of racists that got him elected.
- totalZero 6y agoI would suggest that maybe Hillary Clinton's campaign and candidacy alienated many people in the center. In my mind, that seems to be the simplest explanation for the existence of Obama-Trump voters.
- jacobush 6y agoI think the Obama-Trump voters were a result of 8 years of partly empty promises. (He did a lot, but people hoped for much more. Yes we can / yes we scan.)
- viraptor 6y agoRemoving Trump would not remove entire half. (Assuming there's even a half) Some would move, majority would be just fine with occasional screenshots from another source, and lots would find a different celebrity to follow.
- anigbrowl 6y agoThey're not half of a political spectrum. I can get on fine with most conservatives despite disagreeing with them, but Trump's most vocal supporters are part of a cult of personality rather than a complex polity. The divisions are already there, all the appeals to reason and fellow feeling have been exhausted.